| 11. | It's on nearly every calendar. |
| 10. | Helps relieve cabin fever. |
| 9. | Spring or not, it's six weeks till St Urho's Day. |
| 8. | Forecast is no less reliable than the National Weather Service. |
| 7. | At least one of them critters is bound to see things your way. |
| 6. | Valentine's Day is too depressing for romantically challenged people like me. |
| 5. | Unlike the Easter bunny, he keeps his dirty paws outside. |
| 4. | As they used to say on radio: "The Shadow knows". |
| 3. | It's fun to say "Punxsutawney". |
| 2. | If a rodent can bring us an early spring, more power to him. |
| 1. | In Minnesota, either way we come out ahead. |
* I had some math training at a Big
Ten conference school, which explains why there are eleven
reasons in the list.